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Bellbird Park State Secondary College

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bellbird Park, Queensland 4300 · Ipswich LGA

32.7/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#188 of 269 high schools in QLD
#1119 of 1,472 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
1,795
+54% over 5 years
ICSEA
950
25th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
12.9
139.4 FTE teachers
Year range
7-12

About Bellbird Park State Secondary College

Bellbird Park State Secondary College is a public high school located in Bellbird Park, Queensland (4300), within the Ipswich local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,795 students (872 girls and 923 boys).

Bellbird Park State Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 950, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 25th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 50% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 147 teachers (139.4 full-time equivalent) and 51 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 54% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Bellbird Park State Secondary College scores 32.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 188th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (7th of 12 in the Ipswich area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 950
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.9 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+54% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 ICSEA points since 2020

The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.

Student profile

Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.

Bellbird Park State Secondary College
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
872
Boys
923
Language background other than English
46%
Indigenous students
9%

Enrolments by year level

How Bellbird Park State Secondary College's 1,795 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Year 7 cohort
296
Year 12 cohort
231

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Bellbird Park State Secondary College have changed over the past decade.

1991,0421,8852017: 221 students2018: 520 students2019: 840 students2020: 1,163 students2021: 1,371 students2022: 1,664 students2023: 1,710 students2024: 1,786 students2025: 1,795 students20172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bellbird Park State Secondary College a public or private school?

Bellbird Park State Secondary College is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.

What year levels does Bellbird Park State Secondary College offer?

Bellbird Park State Secondary College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.

How many students attend Bellbird Park State Secondary College?

In 2025, Bellbird Park State Secondary College had 1,795 enrolled students (872 girls, 923 boys), a change of 54% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Bellbird Park State Secondary College?

Bellbird Park State Secondary College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 950. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.

How does Bellbird Park State Secondary College rank in QLD?

Bellbird Park State Secondary College ranks 188th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (32.7/100), and 1119th of 1,472 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bellbird Park State Secondary College?

Bellbird Park State Secondary College has about 12.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bellbird Park State Secondary College?

In 2025, Bellbird Park State Secondary College had 296 students in Year 7 and 231 in Year 12.

Is Bellbird Park State Secondary College co-ed?

Yes. Bellbird Park State Secondary College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Bellbird Park State Secondary College?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bellbird Park State Secondary College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.

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